Harvester.



H. J. HOLLYi HARVESTER. APPL IOATION FILED MAR. 23, 1908.

921, 1 10. Patented May 11, 1909.

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To gllvwkom it mug concern:

l 3 e it known I that I, HENRY J. Hum, a, citizen of the. United'States of America, and

a resident of Beaman, Grundy county, Iowa, 1

have: invented certain new. and useful Imrovements 1n Harvesters, of which the fol-' owmg 1s a specification.

My inventionrelates to im rovements in harvesters, and the object 0 my im rove ments is to provide a double-sick e machine, with asin le overhung frame having means for vertica adjustment, and connection to a source of propulsion, and ada ted to cut either a wide swath by the use of 0th sickles together, or a narrower swath on eitherside by the use of either sickle singly as desired; I

Other improvements ,in matters of detail intended to eflect the above purpose, are more specifically described in the body of the specification.

The ob 'eotabove set forth is accomplished by the means and mechanism which 1s hereinafter described and claimed, and which is fully illustrated in the accompany.- in drawings, in Which:

igure 1 is an upper plan view of my improved harvester, without any specific means for binding being shown. Fig. 2 is a right-hand sidele ev'ation of the same. Fig. 3 1s a rear elevation of the same. I

Similar numbers refer to similar parts throughout the several views.

The supporting-frame of my improved harvester consists of two parts, in front and 'rear respectively, shown a't' 36. and 29. The

Y part 29 1s formed of a V-shaped bar strength ened near its front by a transverse brace, as well as by two longitudinally placed braces extending; from the V-shapedportion forward to connect with the transverse brace.

The forward part 36 of the frame is composed of two connected sections the outer and upper rearcorners of which are slotted to receive the forwardly extending ends of the V shaped bar 29, the ends of the bar 29 having e es whereby they are pivoted on short spind es extending, across said slots. The forward endsof the lower part'of the frame 36 arepointed at 44 and extend in advance of Pmcaticn Letters-Patent ratented ua iniooe. Application magma ea-190s. semmo. 422,617..

the sickl'esf16, serving to deflect the standing. stems of the grain toward Said sickles.

The frame-parts 36 have on each sidedcs pending portions which su portitransverse. ars,.58 and 59, the latter 'oldingup fronr. the-ground the sickle-casings. and the superincumbent transverse movable aprons 56 and their connections.

The forward part of the frame. 36 maybe adigsted vertically to raise or lower the sic I e-bars- 16 to a desired-distance from the ground by the following means, easily controlled by the operator seated on the seat 33. A hand-lever 32'has a'hand-controlled pawl' 57 adapted to removabl engage. the detents on the semi-circular rac bar 38 in the usual manner. The lower end of said lever is fixed to a transverse rock-shaft 21, whose ends are ada ted to rock in hangers 60'fr0m the frame of t "e machine. Arms-20 are fixed .to each endof the rock-shaft 21 and their lower ends are pivoted to links or connecting-rods 19, the forward ends of the latter being pivoted on studs 49 extending from the rear downward projections of the frame section 36,.- When the hand-lever 32 is moved forward, by means of said intermediate connections the forward part of the frame section 36- is lowered, bringing" the. sickle-bars 16 nearer the ground, while throwing the lever 32 back- I ward raises the sickle-bars.

The harvester is mounted on carryingwheels as follows: The rear angle of the V:

shaped frame 29 has a vertical bearing-orifice to receive the king-bolt 31, the latter being'projected from the. axle 28 of the carrying-wheels 27, the latter being the front carrying-wheels of a traction-engine (not otherwise shown) used to propel-said harvester 'which'is adapted to be. wound about it, thus shifting the position of the axle 28, to which theends of said chain are attached. The

forward part of the harvester is sup orted onv the carrying-wheels 1, which are a apted to loosely on thehorizonta'l shafts 35. The a inner face of the hub of each shaft is dentated to fit corres ending dentations on one face of a clutch-s eeve 2, the latter being mounted on said'shaft to rotate therewith, and slide longitudinally over a feather or key 55.

When the clutches aforesaid are moved to engage the dentated hubs of the said wheels 1, the wheels rotate the shafts 35. The clutches 2 may be thrown separately and independent of each other by the following means: Foot-treadles 5 ivoted independently to the frame, have a ink-connect1on 62 gagement with its adjacent wheel 1.

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chain 47 leadin Each shaft 35 carries a sprocket-wheel 6,-

and a sprocket chain 8 connects the wheel 6 with the smaller sprocket-wheel 7 fixed to ahorizontal shaft 18. A sprocket-wheel 25 on the outer end of the shaft 18 is adapted to operatively engage the lower portion of a sprocket-chain 24 which runs over idlers 39 and 40 on each side, and carries the side movable eonveyer-aprons 23, the latter moving within a limiting side frame 26. Grain delivered to the side aprons 23 by the transverse elevating aprons 56, is carried to the rear and ejected over the inwardly-di- The inner end of each shaft 18 has a bevel-pinion 9 adapted to intermesh. with a bevel-gear wheel 10 on the upper end of a verticalshaft provided with a crank 41. The lower end of each crankshaft has a bevel-pinion 42 adapted to intermesh .with a bevel-gear wheel 43, the latter on the rear end of a short longitudinal shaft carrying a sprocket-wheel 45. A sprocketabout each wheel 45 also drives the "sproc et-wheels 46 and 50. The sprocket-wheel 46 drives a shaft which in turn operates to drive a movable conveyer apron 56 on one side of the machine, leading from the sickles to the longitudinal apron 23. If desired any suitable binding-mechanism may be *located above the wheel and driven by it, but is not shownfnot being an essentialhpart of my invention. To each crank 41 is pivoted the outer end of a pitman 12, whose lnnerend is pivotally-connected to the rearend of a lever 15 medially pivoted or-fulcrumed onja stud 18. The forward end of each lever 15 is pivotally connected with the inner end of a sic le-bar l6, and the latter is transversely reciprocated by the movement of the former derived from said crank, and the carrying-wheel 1 on the same side. It is obvious that by means of the independent connections shown, either sickle may be driven independent of the other, or both may be driven together if desired, when both of the clutches 2 are thrown into engagement withthe carrying-wheels 1. Thus the operator may cut a wide swath through a field of standing grain, by using both sickles with rear propulsion, without in anyway prostrating the grain before cutting. He canalso cut with one sickle alone when finishing up a field, or working in an irregularly-shaped inclosure.

The forward parts of the machine are well braced together by the transverse bars 17 and 54, and the whole machine is easily turned about in a short compass by means of the steering-gear shown, and the arrangement of the carrying-wheels with different widths of tread. 4

Having described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is:

1. In a harvester, in combination, a twopart frame the parts of which are pivotally connected, means for adjusting the height of the forward part thereof from the ground, pro elling means pivotally connected to the sai frame, guiding means for altering the line of movement of the machine,independent reciprocatory sicklcs mounted in alineand out of engagement and connection with said carryii'ig-wheels to cause said wheels to independently rotate said shafts on wlnch v they are mounted; and connecting means between each shaft and its adjacent sickle ada ted to change the rotatory movement of t- 1e former into a reciprocating movement of the latter.

2. In a harvester, in combination, a twopart frame the parts of which are ivotally connected, means for adjusting the might of the forward part thereof from the ground, propelling means pivotally connected to the said frame, guiding means for altering the direction of movement of the machine, independent reciprocatory sicklcs mounted in alinement transversely along the forward edge of said machine, carrying-wlieels idly mounted on separated shafts in the forward part of the machine, se )arated rotatable shafts, clutches slidably mounted on said shafts and adapted to removably ,engage and be connected to said carrying 'wheels, means for shifting said clutches independently into and out of enut non-rotatably gagement and connection with said carry- I machine and deliver it to the rear thereof-0n 10 lug-wheels to cause said wheels to independthe same side.

ently. rotate said shafts on which they are Signed at Beaman, Iowa, this 11" day of mounted, connecting means between each .March, 1908. i shaft and its adjacent sickle adapted to change the rotatory movement oi the former into a reciprocatory movement of the latter, Witnesses:

and means ada. ted to transfer the cut grain THOMAS SIMMs, from each sick e to the adjacent side'of the M. A. ARTZ.,

HENRY J. HOLLY. 

